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340317 UE Text Competence written: English (2017W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 34 - Translationswissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 11.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 18.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 25.10. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 08.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 15.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 29.11. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 06.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 13.12. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 10.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 17.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 24.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG
  • Wednesday 31.01. 12:30 - 14:00 Hörsaal 4 ZfT Gymnasiumstraße 50 3.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Text analysis and production with special attention to various text functions and types, media, target groups, writing process(es), revision, argumentation.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based on the following:
- Participation in class (10%)
- Two tests (25% each)
- Completion of four written assignments (40%).

Attendance mandatory (two absences allowed). Students are allowed to use a monolingual dictionary in exams.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The objectives of this course are as follows:
- to hone students' writing skills for a wide variety of situations, especially with regard to text
conventions
- to develop students' ability to produce texts which are appropriate to a given situation and
assignment.

Examination topics

Students will achieve the course objectives by:
- analyzing and assessing a variety of texts (individual/group projects)
- writing, adapting/rewriting and optimizing texts for various situations, target groups and
media
- reflecting on and discussing various steps in the text production process.

Reading list

To be announced in class / Moodle

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:46